The thermodynamic stability and simulated STM images of graphene nanoribbons

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 246, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2586-2591

  Wassmann, T ^a   Seitsonen, A P ^a   Saitta, A M ^a   Lazzeri, M ^a   Mauri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON; HYDROGENATION; NANORIBBONS;

31.15.ES; 68.37.EF; 71.15.MB; 71.20.TX; 73.20.AT;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 77149134627     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200982324     Document Type: Article

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